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  2. Locomotion (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

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    Conversely, Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits saw "Locomotion" as a return to form after the commercially unsuccessful Dazzle Ships, observing a "swingy dance number that contains sharp horns, sparkling steel drums and no references whatsoever to genetic engineering. Pleasant." [9] The North Wales Weekly News called the single "[OMD's] best since ...

  3. Electronic drum - Wikipedia

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    A table-top electronic drum (or portable electronic drum) is an electronic drum that has all of its pads (except foot pedals) and the electronic sound module combined in a single table-top unit. It may have a small amplifier and small loudspeakers incorporated so that it can be used at jam sessions without plugging into a PA system.

  4. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Drum stick: Unpitched 111.11 Idiophone Drum kit: New Orleans Unpitched Membranophone Dunun: Mandé Both 211.212.1 Membranophone In ballet style playing, a repeating melody is played on three pitched drums Egg shaker: Unpitched 112.13 Idiophone Ekwe: Nigeria Unpitched [clarification needed] 111.24 Idiophone A type of slit drum: Electronic drum ...

  5. Big beat - Wikipedia

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    Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno.The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as The Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, Propellerheads, Basement Jaxx and Groove Armada.

  6. Simmons (electronic drum company) - Wikipedia

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    The SDS-3 featured four drum channels and a noise generator; [2] [3] the SDS-4 was a functionally similar two-channel version. [3] At this juncture, the drum pads were round, with wooden frames and real 8-inch drum heads. [4] Musicaid was also the distributor for the Lyricon wind synthesizer as played by John L. Walters of Landscape.

  7. Music of Final Fantasy XIV - Wikipedia

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    The music for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, a regular contributor to the music of the Final Fantasy series. Several other composers including Masayoshi Soken and Naoshi Mizuta contributed music for updates to the game.

  8. Snare drum - Wikipedia

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    The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used in orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, parades, drumlines, drum corps, and

  9. Djembe - Wikipedia

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    The drum is very loud, allowing it to be heard clearly as a solo instrument over a large percussion ensemble. The Malinké people say that a skilled drummer is one who "can make the djembe talk", meaning that the player can tell an emotional story (the Malinké never used the djembe as a signaling drum ).